"懐かしい" meaning in Japanese

See 懐かしい in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [na̠t͡sɨ̥ka̠ɕiː]
Etymology: Originally derived from verb 懐く (natsuku, “to get used to and keep close; to become fond of”), itself an abbreviation of 馴れ付く (naretsuku) of the same meaning. The adjective originally described wanting to keep something close, wanting to express fondness for something. Over time, this term was used more to describe reminiscences, leading to the modern meaning. Head templates: {{ja-adj|なつかしい|infl=i}} 懐(なつ)かしい • (natsukashii) -i (adverbial 懐(なつ)かしく (natsukashiku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=なつかし|lemma=懐かし|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 懐かしい [canonical] (ruby: (なつ)), natsukashii [romanization], 懐かしく [adverbial] (ruby: (なつ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 懐かしかろ [imperfective, stem], なつかしかろ [imperfective, stem], natsukashikaro [imperfective], 懐かしく [continuative, stem], なつかしく [continuative, stem], natsukashiku [continuative], 懐かしい [stem, terminative], なつかしい [stem, terminative], natsukashii [terminative], 懐かしい [attributive, stem], なつかしい [attributive, stem], natsukashii [attributive], 懐かしけれ [hypothetical, stem], なつかしけれ [hypothetical, stem], natsukashikere [hypothetical], 懐かしかれ [imperative, stem], なつかしかれ [imperative, stem], natsukashikare [imperative], 懐かしくない [informal, negative], なつかしくない [informal, negative], natsukashiku nai [informal, negative], 懐かしかった [informal, past], なつかしかった [informal, past], natsukashikatta [informal, past], 懐かしくなかった [informal, negative, past], なつかしくなかった [informal, negative, past], natsukashiku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 懐かしいです [formal], なつかしいです [formal], natsukashii desu [formal], 懐かしくないです [formal, negative], なつかしくないです [formal, negative], natsukashiku nai desu [formal, negative], 懐かしかったです [formal, past], なつかしかったです [formal, past], natsukashikatta desu [formal, past], 懐かしくなかったです [formal, negative, past], なつかしくなかったです [formal, negative, past], natsukashiku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 懐かしくて [conjunctive], なつかしくて [conjunctive], natsukashikute [conjunctive], 懐かしければ [conditional], なつかしければ [conditional], natsukashikereba [conditional], 懐かしかったら [conditional, past], なつかしかったら [conditional, past], natsukashikattara [conditional, past], 懐かしかろう [volitional], なつかしかろう [volitional], natsukashikarō [volitional], 懐かしく [adverbial], なつかしく [adverbial], natsukashiku [adverbial], 懐かしさ [noun-from-adj], なつかしさ [noun-from-adj], natsukashisa [noun-from-adj]
  1. nostalgic, reminiscent of good memories, missed, longed for, yearned after
    Sense id: en-懐かしい-ja-adj-Lot~5sqf Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 78 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 80 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 81 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 62 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 81 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (archaic) dear, beloved, cherished, sweet Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-懐かしい-ja-adj-By1ayTki
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 懐メロ (natsumero) (ruby: (なつ)) (english: an old hit song, an oldie, a golden oldie)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "an old hit song, an oldie, a golden oldie",
      "roman": "natsumero",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懐",
          "なつ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "懐メロ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Originally derived from verb 懐く (natsuku, “to get used to and keep close; to become fond of”), itself an abbreviation of 馴れ付く (naretsuku) of the same meaning. The adjective originally described wanting to keep something close, wanting to express fondness for something. Over time, this term was used more to describe reminiscences, leading to the modern meaning.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "懐かしい",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懐",
          "なつ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしく",
      "roman": "natsukashiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懐",
          "なつ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なつかしい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "懐(なつ)かしい • (natsukashii) -i (adverbial 懐(なつ)かしく (natsukashiku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "なつかし",
        "lemma": "懐かし",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nostalgic, reminiscent of good memories, missed, longed for, yearned after"
      ],
      "id": "en-懐かしい-ja-adj-Lot~5sqf",
      "links": [
        [
          "nostalgic",
          "nostalgic"
        ],
        [
          "reminiscent",
          "reminiscent"
        ],
        [
          "missed",
          "missed"
        ],
        [
          "longed for",
          "long for"
        ],
        [
          "yearn",
          "yearn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, beloved, cherished, sweet"
      ],
      "id": "en-懐かしい-ja-adj-By1ayTki",
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ],
        [
          "cherished",
          "cherished"
        ],
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) dear, beloved, cherished, sweet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なつかしい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠t͡sɨ̥ka̠ɕiː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin",
    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "懐かしい"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "an old hit song, an oldie, a golden oldie",
      "roman": "natsumero",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懐",
          "なつ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "懐メロ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Originally derived from verb 懐く (natsuku, “to get used to and keep close; to become fond of”), itself an abbreviation of 馴れ付く (naretsuku) of the same meaning. The adjective originally described wanting to keep something close, wanting to express fondness for something. Over time, this term was used more to describe reminiscences, leading to the modern meaning.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "懐かしい",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懐",
          "なつ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしく",
      "roman": "natsukashiku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "懐",
          "なつ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashii desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashikarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashiku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "懐かしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なつかしさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "natsukashisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なつかしい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "懐(なつ)かしい • (natsukashii) -i (adverbial 懐(なつ)かしく (natsukashiku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "なつかし",
        "lemma": "懐かし",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nostalgic, reminiscent of good memories, missed, longed for, yearned after"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nostalgic",
          "nostalgic"
        ],
        [
          "reminiscent",
          "reminiscent"
        ],
        [
          "missed",
          "missed"
        ],
        [
          "longed for",
          "long for"
        ],
        [
          "yearn",
          "yearn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, beloved, cherished, sweet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "beloved",
          "beloved"
        ],
        [
          "cherished",
          "cherished"
        ],
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) dear, beloved, cherished, sweet"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なつかしい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠t͡sɨ̥ka̠ɕiː]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin",
    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "懐かしい"
}

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